Fighting has reignited between Thailand and Cambodia in multiple areas at their disputed border, with both sides blaming the other and Thailand carrying out air strikes on what it said were Cambodian military installations. The latest flare-up will be a major test of a ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump in July. What is […]
Read MoreBy Liu Zhen Chinese naval vessels have ramped up pass-through operations as tensions between Beijing and Tokyo continue to rise. On Monday, a Chinese naval Type 054 destroyer sailed southeastward between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island, heading towards the Pacific Ocean, while another travelled eastward through the Osumi Strait, Japan’s defence ministry said on Tuesday. […]
Read MoreBy Biman Mukherji Two months before Bangladesh heads to the polls for the first time since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, the most established party still in the race, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is facing deep uncertainty as its two top figures are either gravely ill or stuck abroad. BNP chair Begum Khaleda […]
Read MoreBy Raissa Robles A former spokesman for Rodrigo Duterte has claimed that the International Criminal Court is preparing to arrest two of the ex-Philippine leader’s closest allies over his administration’s bloody war on drugs. Harry Roque told This Week in Asia that President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr intended to use such arrests to “destroy the [political] […]
Read MoreThailand’s airstrikes on Monday targeted Cambodian military facilities housing long-range artillery, after surveillance signalled that rockets, including a Chinese-made variant, could be used to hit civilian areas, a Thai military official said. The Southeast Asian neighbours engaged in their worst fighting since a five-day clash in July, with both sides accusing each other of breaching […]
Read MoreBy Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy and Uditi Lunawat On 22nd November, Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister, Kumara Jayakody, highlighted the government’s efforts to develop Trincomalee with India. He mentioned that India has proposed a submarine product pipeline to connect both countries, and the latter would also be sending a joint working team to discuss the development of the […]
Read MoreBy Frank Tang in Washington China’s flagship sovereign wealth fund has moved three of its managing directors to new, subordinate roles, sources told the Post, with the heads of the fund’s fixed income, private equity and public relations departments all taking new non-managerial positions. All have extensive overseas work experience, and none have reached the […]
Read MoreBy Samuel Ben-Ur Kazakhstan has reached out to the United States in an unprecedented fashion — by improving relations with Israel. Prior to a November summit between the United States and five Central Asia countries, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev approached Washington and reportedly expressed his desire to upgrade ties with Israel by joining the Abraham […]
Read MoreBy Dr. Sinem Cengiz Since the signing of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal last month, regional countries have been working to keep Washington as engaged as possible in managing the next phase. At the same time, a new dynamic is emerging: these countries do not want to rely solely on the US for the implementation […]
Read MoreBy Tom Hussain and Sarmad Iqbal Tensions are again mounting in South Asia after suspected terrorist attacks in Pakistan and India triggered a furious exchange of accusations, including claims of proxy warfare conducted through Afghanistan. Analysts are cautiously optimistic that renewed conflict can be averted, following deadly clashes between Pakistan and India in May and […]
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